$30 Birthday Express Party Pack {Giveaway}
Our kids don’t get “friend” parties every year, but this birthday season it seems we ended up with three friend parties. Yowza! And while I feel like I used to do a decent job with the at-home party...
View ArticleVintage Trouble on Leno Tonight!
Vintage Trouble? MY kind of trouble! This band is totally new to me. They’ve been around since 2010 and released their first album, The Bomb Shelter Sessions on August 24 of last year, so we’re talking...
View ArticleVintage Trouble on Leno Recap
So, did anyone else see Vintage Trouble on Leno last night? As a family we had an exceedingly busy Tuesday. My husband didn’t get home until about 20 minutes before Leno came on and it was at that...
View ArticleMaking Breakfast Healthier with #JennieO4Kids!
As a general rule, breakfasts around here on kind of “on your own” and “on the go.” I’m still trying to figure out how to do better in this department and so far, the best I’ve come up with involves...
View ArticleStarbucks Blonde Veranda Blend + Walmart Baked Goods = #DeliciousPairings!
Last Saturday I was tasked with heading to my local Walmart store to check out the Starbucks Blonde Veranda Blend display and how they paired the coffee with a selection of baked goods from the Walmart...
View ArticleBack to School, Winter Style with Cookies Kids!
“Back to School” shopping usually brings to mind crisp air, brown crunchy leaves, and fresh pencils. But we’re all sticking our heads in the sand if we think kids only grow over the summer. Nope, they...
View ArticleKleenex Hand Towels #ShareTheSoft #CBias
We host a weekly small group at our house that has pretty much reached maximum capacity with a completely packed living room full of adults and a bursting-at-the-seams game room full of kids. I think...
View ArticleClassical Academic Press: God’s Great Covenant, OT Volume 1 {Review}
I’ve been a big fan of Classical Academic Press from my very first experience with them almost two years ago, thus I’m always excited when they offer something new to review for the homeschool crew!...
View ArticleBarbie Mega Bloks are Mega Fun – Seriously!
I know the above photo looks like one ginormous mess (and so it was for a while) but I’m here to say it was totally worth it. TOTALLY. Earlier this month, we were sent a boatload of Mega Bloks Barbie...
View ArticleCollege Common Sense {Review}
We’re still a good four years away from sending a child to college, but I know it’s going to be here before we know it. And as much as I wish we could just write a big check and take care of it, I just...
View ArticleHome Run, the Movie
If you’ve watched, heard of, or even snubbed the likes of Fireproof and Courageous, then you are at least aware that there is a genre of family/faith-based films trying to break into the mainstream...
View ArticleShoes for Crews {Giveaway!}
The only crew we have around here is our house-o-half-pints (and now full-sized pints…) but that didn’t stop me from perusing the Shoes for Crews website and making a selection for a specific somebody...
View ArticleJJ Heller: Loved {Giveaway}
Today is the day the latest release from Dave and JJ Heller comes out: Loved. Loved is the Heller’s sixth studio release and is gearing up to be just as powerful as their previous works. I discovered...
View ArticleArtistic Pursuits {Review}
I have artsy kids and art-loving kids (two different categories there) and anything art related we get the opportunity to experience, we jump on it. I was pretty excited to get the newly revised...
View ArticleThe Art of Poetry from Classical Academic Press {Review}
I’m beginning to think I need a new category tag just for Classical Academic Press and maybe call it, “I Triple Heart Classical Academic Press” or something. Overkill maybe? Maybe. But it is true – I...
View ArticleWalgreens College Basketball Grab & Go Office Party Fun #SnackMadness #cbias
Anyone watching a little college basketball these days? Just before our school took off for Spring Break, we had a little #SnackMadness fun in the office in honor of the upcoming (and now current)...
View ArticleGetting a Fresh Car with FRAM Fresh Breeze Filters
Here’s a little truth about me – I don’t mess with cars. Period. I usually have to get the instruction booklet out to figure out how to pop the hood and once I do that I’m pretty good at just starting...
View Article#StopSnacking with Full Core Healthy Snack Replacement
Last summer/fall I lost about 20 pounds and I was pretty pleased with that, even though I still wanted to lose 20 more. And I’m totally not proud of what I’m about to say, but since December I’ve...
View ArticleA Journey Through Learning {Review}
I’ve never been a huge lapbook homeschooling mama. I always thought I would be, but at the end of the day, with four kids to teach, lapbooks just didn’t make the cut. Now we have six kids and two are...
View ArticleTyson Chicken Fries for Families on the Go!
Ah, spring, you beckon with your sweet-scented starts each morning, yet come crashing down on our carpooling heads each afternoon/evening. Why so harsh, spring? Can’t a family catch a break now and...
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